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title: "Take #19: Damien Eley on Building a Borderless Creative Agency"
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# Take #19: Damien Eley on Building a Borderless Creative Agency

## Meet Damien Eley

Damien Eley is a co-founder of The Many in Los Angeles and CEO of The Many Australia. In Take #19, he explains in a few sentences how two creative markets can work as one.

## What The Many Takes is

The Many Takes is original content produced by The Many, a creative agency specializing in food and beverage marketing. It is a series of short-form leadership clips featuring people from across the company. Take #19 is Damien's.

## Australia's creative energy

Damien opens with a simple point: Australia has an amazing number of creative people. He sees an opportunity to take a lot of that Australian energy and apply it to the agency's clients in LA.

## A borderless offer

The Many already has a very strong presence in America, and it is now building a new one in Australia. Damien's vision is to think about almost forming a borderless version of what the agency can offer. In his framing, the two offices are not separate outposts. Together they shape one offer for clients.

## Why it matters

For clients in LA, the idea is access to creative talent and energy from Australia, alongside the team they already know. For the agency, it is a way to grow by pairing two markets instead of treating each one in isolation. Damien shares the vision in broad strokes. The video does not go into specific services, clients or timelines, so none are claimed here.

## About The Many

[The Many](https://themany.com) is a creative agency founded by Blake Marquis and Christian Jacobsen, headquartered in Los Angeles. It positions itself as The Participation Company™ and describes its work as building brand relevance for a participatory culture.